Blue (Dress) Monday 1 25 10: Mikie Hara

Does the young lady above (and below) look familiar?



Well, perhaps a few prominent features of her's are familiar to you, if only you could put your finger on them..



..and were you to take that phrase literally, she might slap you into next Blue Monday..



Her name is Mikie Hara, and she's a wildly popular model and actress in her native Japan who's starred in one of the many adaptations of Cutie Honey.



If you haven't caught on yet, the above and below photos in the series might tip you off to where you've seen (parts of) her before..



I'd been looking to update the L ingerie Blog blog banner we'd had for a few years,



and, despite looking at several extremely nice photos from various lingerie brands, something about Ms. Mikie Hara and the bra she was wearing in this photo set struck me as perfect - thus the new banner that appeared a little over a week ago.



While on Blue Monday, usually the featured lingerie is blue ( have I mentioned how much my girlfriend loves blue lingerie?), I think we can count her dress for the purposes of this post - and that white lace bra certainly counts as lingerie. (ps- if you recognize the manufacturer, I wouldn't mind finding this particular bra and panties set for her white or blue..)



You thoughts? Comments are always welcomed.

Blue Monday 3 16 09

Andi Muise, proving less is more as she wears less and less..





Here's hoping you enjoyed the ride..

Blue Monday 9 27 10

For some time, I've had these photos of Brazilian model Gabriella Grecco, and had been meaning to do a post highlighting this series.



Several things can inspire one to finally do something. One, it's time for another Blue Monday post. As you can see if you carefully study the fabric making up Ms. Grecco's bra and side-tie string bikini panties, it is, indeed, the palest of blues



(If you don't see her intimates here as being blue, please just humor me by playing along. Why kill part of a good reason for this post? Thanks!)



Also, as I've mentioned before, my girlfriend's favorite lingerie color is blue





And, although last week, even though it was not a Monday and the bra and panties my girlfriend was wearing were more white lace than sheer blue, I was greeted with a similar site as she untied her panties.



Luckily, this is the end of the post, because even if there were another photo in the above series illustrating the next sight I was fortunate enough to enjoy, this is still a non-nude blog..

Original photos from a site called The Girl

Blue Monday 11 29 10

Jenna Leigh has some typically hot lacy sets, and maybe because it's a bit cool where fufL is based, but I'm thinking this Kenya Racerback Tank camisole and matching Tap (boy) shorts set can be warm.. and Hot as well for more than one reason right now.



For a bit of extra heat, add the matching Kimono robe over top of them. Or, by itself. Whatever comes across as Hotter for you.

Blue Monday 12 20 10

For an irresistible Blue Monday, how about this Irresistible bra and high-waist panties from Jolidon's 2010 Fall/Winter Clandestine Collection? It even has Swarovski crystal highlights. Lest you look at the briefs and think 'granny panties', check the view from the other side..

Blue Monday 12 28 09

The last 2009 Blue Monday at fufL, and Norway's Jani Askevold looks great, but a little down. She shouldn't despair, and neither should you; the first Blue Monday of 2010 is only a week away.

Blue Monday 7 13 09

Alina Vacariu brings us beyond the 'same old' blue lingerie with a bra and panty set of undetermined designer (and I wish I did know the brand just so I could check into getting this one for my blue-lingerie-loving girlfriend. Comments and suggestions welcomed below).



And Ms. Vacariu also demonstrates another of the fufL contentions: yes, a thong may be hott, but fuller-backed panties are not less, and sometimes more showcasing of a great ass.



Have a detailed closeup of Ms. Vacariu's bright blue panties. Note the elegant design and coloration. Note the delicate lace detailing. Note the fine stitching. Note if you get this close to note any of these details on Ms. Vacariu's or any other woman's panties, it will probably be an event of note beyond her panties..

Blue Monday 9 21 09

The new season of the U.S. Edition of Dancing With The Stars starts tonight on ABC. A reminder, among this year's contestants is model Joanna Krupa.



Not that we're trying to play favorites, as you can see from today's Blue Monday post, it would be really a great thing for L ingerie Blog if Ms. Krupa were to win. Keep that in mind while casting your vote. Suggestion to her: her above bra and panties from Bon Prix could be a rather popular costuming choice..

Blue Monday 10 17 09

Thinking pink? Only for the lady's sweater (and a few ribbon accents); her bra and panty sets from France's Bien Fee Pour Toi are suitably blue for one of our Blue Monday posts.

Blue Monday 6 15 09 - L ingerie Blog's 2009 Wedding Week

Sure, you can have a white wedding, but the blue lace the lady's relaxing in can count for our usual Blue Monday post, and the blue in 'something old, something new, something borrowed and something..'

Blue Monday 01 03 11

It's not The End of a year, but the beginning of Blue Mondays for 2011, featuring Princesse tam tam's Ladybird bra and hipster panties set.

Blue Monday 08 13 07

Is it a Blue Monday for Jennifer Lopez? That may depend on the weekend box office for El Cantante, but it's hard to feel blue after looking at the above picture of Ms. Lopez.
Either way, she and her real-life and on-screen costar Marc Anthony will be on tour this Fall.

Blue Monday 11 03 08

Being that it's been getting quite colder in the northeast United States where fufL is based, these photos of actress Rachel Leigh Cook in what may be the world's only knitted wool lingerie seemed perfect to the season.



Even with a good deal less fabric and showing a good deal more skin, you'd have to agree: looking at her in that outfit makes you a good deal warmer than long johns..



A p.s. - RLC: even hotter for having the sense of humor to do voices for Robot Chicken.

Blue Monday 8 25 08

U.K. model, TV presenter, sometime-singer Emma Blockage, aka Emma B.

Blue Monday 6 14 10

We've mentioned a rather fantastic site called HQ-Models in a previous Blue Monday post. The photo above was provided to HQ's Mugo by the fine folks at Affinitas Intimates. It's part of their Spring/Summer 2010 Collection (specifically, their Angel Blue 'Kristie" balconet bra and thong panties). The only thing is - they were unable to provide Mugo with the lady's name. If you know, leave a comment on the original HQ-Models post. And leave *us* a comment afterward if you do.


UPDATE: HQ models now has a new location, use this link, not the one above.

HQ-Models on twitter
Affinitas on twitter
Affinitas' Facebook page

Blue Monday 11 30 09

Take a new look at a Blue Monday. Actually, it is. From the U.K.'s New Look, their Blossom Empire bra and Sequined Ruched (ruched?)brief in teal blue.

From The Free Dictionary.com:

ruche (rsh)
n.
A ruffle or pleat of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric used for trimming women's garments.
[French, from Old French rusche, beehive, from Medieval Latin rsca, bark of a tree (used for making beehives), of Celtic origin.]
ruched (rsht) adj.

I've always liked ruched panties; I've just never known what to call them. Never to late to learn, and you're welcome for the lesson. Worn nicely by Stephanie van Arendonk.

Blue Monday 11 02 09

In college, I knew people that would actually wait until they were down (or past - phew!) their last clean clothes before they'd bother to stuff a washer with almost every article of clothing they owned. None of them looked like the miss in this post, down to her Y-Girl Angel bra and thong panties by Turkey's Yeni Inci. Not that I didn't occasionally have a dream of meeting a young lady in a similar state of undress in the laundry room.. That didn't happen in real life, either.

Blue Monday 03 01 10

Will her lacy little light blue number from Ritratti make up for a lack of last week's Blue Monday post? From their Milano 2010 Collection, a 'Roses' Balconnet bra and Brazilian panty.

Blue Monday 8 23 10

Victoria's Secret calls one of their new lines of bras and matching panties Incredible. With Chanel Iman wearing them, they certainly are..



Follow Chanel Iman on twitter
Ms. Iman's soon-to-be-finished website